This role offers a competitive salary, hybrid working (with a minimum of 5 days a month in our London office), 28 days holiday a year plus Bank Holidays and a fantastic pension scheme offering 6% in year one and 11% after this.

Salary £50,000 - £53,000 per annum

Location: London/Hybrid (min 5 days per month in London office with every Monday being mandatory) 

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About the role

We're looking for a driven and passionate individual to join us as an Economist. As part of the Strategic Insight team, you'll work alongside other economists, data analysts, data scientists and social researchers to produce the evidence that drives Which?'s programme of advocacy activities. You'll work on this programme from end to end. This means you'll help shape our priorities and evaluate our impact, but the largest part of your role will be producing high-quality economic insight that holds businesses to account and which persuades the government and regulators to act in the best interests of consumers.

You will produce high-quality economic insight that determines our policy positions and will be used to support our purpose of championing consumers. You will be given the autonomy to explore different methodologies and develop innovative research and analysis. You'll work closely with colleagues in our public affairs teams to understand the needs of our audiences and to make sure your work has the reach it needs.

Our Strategic Insight team is key to helping us understand whether markets deliver good outcomes for consumers. We have an enviable track record of delivering for consumers. Our economic research has been used by the government in impact assessments for the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill to make the case to regulate Big Tech and to ban fake online reviews, and by Ofcom to support its decision to ban the use of inflation-linked mid-contract price rises in contracts. See more of the team's work here: https://www.which.co.uk/policy-and-insight.

To build on this success, we're looking to recruit an Economist with proven analytical skills and a desire for their work to have impact.

Hear more about the role from one of our Senior Economists in this short video.

Key responsibilities include: 

• Use economic theory to inform Which?'s policy positions and provide insight into consumer behaviour and the wider economic environment;
• Work both autonomously on your own initiative and collaboratively with other research disciplines including policy researchers and data scientists;
• Analyse economic data to generate compelling and original insight into the attitudes and behaviours of UK consumers;
• Identify the relevant insights from economic analyses and communicate these in a technically precise, but accessible and compelling way to persuade internal and external stakeholders, including policymakers, regulators and businesses.
• For a full list of essential requirements, please refer to the role profile, which can be downloaded as a PDF at the bottom of this advert. 

About you:

You will have:

• Experience of applying microeconomic analysis to produce evidence-based outputs and a proven ability to create insight through intelligent and robust analysis.
• Experience of applying statistical / econometric analysis to produce evidence-based outputs.
• Understanding and experience of how economics is used in policymaking and experience of conducting analysis to inform public policy.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills with the ability to convey complex information with clarity to a non-technical audience.

The interview process for this role involves:-

• A one-hour, online interview that will include a short presentation to be prepared in advance.

Benefits

 We also have these benefits for you to consider: 

• 35 hour working week
• Generous 28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays and the option to buy additional holiday days
• Excellent pension scheme – when you pay in 3%, Which? pays in 6% (rising to 11% after one year of service) 
• Annual Award (depending on employee and company performance)
• Healthcare insurance & Private medical insurance and opportunity to participate in Vitality rewards programme (at 6 months)
• A discretionary death in service benefit provision equivalent to six times your annual salary
• Free access to Which? member content and free access to Which? money & legal helplines 
• Free wills for all Which? employees, plus, partners of employees can make their will at cost price.
• Discount site Pluxee which offers large %% off every day shopping and holidays
• Work from (almost) anywhere” for 4 weeks of the year policy
• A great work-life balance (all our roles are now hybrid), offering flexible working options e.g. part time or job shares where possible. If you wish to discuss any of these options, please contact the Resourcing team at recruitment@which.co.uk.

About Which?

Which? is the UK's consumer champion, here to make life simpler, fairer and safer for everyone. You can find out more about what we do, our people and culture as well as hints and tips on how to complete your application on our Careers site.

We're proud to be ranked 3rd in the ‘Top 25 Inclusive Employers' List 2024. We welcome applications from everyone, because we value diversity, and are committed to maintaining an inclusive culture where all can thrive and reach their full potential—because diverse perspectives help us better understand and positively impact consumers.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we ensure that everyone can apply and be part of our recruitment processes and so we'll make reasonable adjustments if you need them. For this or any other assistance you need with applying (i.e., would like to apply by phone or post), email recruitment@which.co.uk. Find out more about the Disability Confident Interview Scheme here.

Please note:

1. You must meet the essential criteria listed within the Role Profile, to have your application reviewed. 
2. Applications should be submitted via our online careers site, we are unable to accept applications by email. However, if you require an alternative application method as a reasonable adjustment, please contact us using the details above.
3. We reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any given time due to the number of applications received.